The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2027
Waning Gibbous
68.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 PM
11:28 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.8%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 248.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 284.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 7.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.61° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.93° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.